This is by far the best free WordPress share plugin. It is simple yet does exactly what it should with plenty of customisation options.
Alternatives to Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
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Hide and manage external download and redirect URLs behind customizable buttons and a clean titanium.download endpoint.
Simple & easy plugin to add social media sharing icons, buttons like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram & more
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Awesome Share Button
Add lightweight social share buttons to WordPress posts and pages. Gutenberg-native, fully customizable, with shortcode support and share themes.
Fast, private social share and follow buttons. No jQuery, no tracking, no ads, and zero front-end weight on pages that do not use them.
HTML + CSS share buttons and profile links with blocks, builders, local icons, and no frontend JavaScript by default.
Social media icons and share buttons: 2,400+ icons, block, widget & Elementor. Plus a Click to Chat button for WhatsApp, Telegram & Messenger.
SGS Social Sharing Buttons is a lightweight, accessible, and feature-rich plugin that adds fixed social media sharing buttons to your WordPress site.